Work-bench.



Patented Mar. 6, I900.

W. VANDERMAN.

WORK BENCH.

(Application filed Juhe 17, 1897.)

(No Model.)

In Ii llNrrnn STATES PATENT FFICE.

WILLIAM VANDERMAN, OF VVILLIMANTIC, CONNECTICUT.

WORK-BENCH.

$PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,880, dated March 6,1900.

Application filed June 17,1897. Serial No. 641,129. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM VANDERMAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,and a resident of Willimantic, in the county of tVindham andState of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin lVork- Benches, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription,whereby any one skilled in the art can make and use thesame.

The object of my invention is to providea portable work-bench made oflight and very strong material, capable of rough handling and extendeduse, and easily assembled.

To this end my invention consists of the sectional work-bench,with itsframe made of structural iron or steel, with the parts combined andarranged substantially as described and more particularly as recited inthe within claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of myimproved workbench with part cut away to show construction. Fig. 2 is aview in cross-section through the bench looking at the inner surface ofone of the end sections. Fig. 3 is a View, on an enlarged scale, of thepreferred form of foot. Fig. 4 is an edge view of the parts of the benchin .the knockdown form for packing.

In the accompanying drawings the letter Ct denotes the end section of abench, and this is made up of the legs I) and c, which are of suitableangle-iron or rolled steel of L shape in cross-section. These legs areunited at the upper ends by a cross-piece d of the same materia1,firmlysecured to the upper ends of the legs by the rivets 1, and located atpoints a suitable distance apart to afford support for a shelf removablysecured in place, as by means of bolts, are cross-pieces e,of the samematerial, also united to the legs by rivets 2. The web d of the crossp'iece 01 turns inward, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and throughholes bored in this bolts 3 are passed, and by means of nuts on thethreaded ends of the bolts the planking forming the top f of the tableis firmly united to the end sections.

Two such end sections as have been de scribed are secured together bylengthwise pieces 9 g h h of any desired length removably secured inplace, as by means of bolts, and the end sections are secured againstcollapsing by suitable cross-braces dremovably secured to the respectiveupper and lower ends of the opposing end sections,as shown in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings. This cross-bracing is not essential when two lines ofshelves are used; but it is a desirable strengthening element of theconstruction. A similar cross-brace 7o, (shown in Fig. 2 of thedrawings,) is secured to the end, extending diagonally from the top ofone leg to the bottom of the other leg. These cross-braces arepreferably riveted or bolted to the horizontal pieces which support theshelves.

A shelf Z, madeof any number of planks or boards, fits within theframework formed by the horizontal connecting-pieces between the endsections and across the ends, the shelving being cut to a length whichfits snugly between the upturned webs of the angle-iron along the sideand across the ends.

The side pieces, which connect the end sections, are simply bolted atopposite ends, to the web or'flange of the legs at opposite ends, sothat they may be removably secured in place, and in the.same way thecross-braces are bolted, so as to be' easily removed. By thisconstruction of the parts the several sec tions of the bench may bepacked into 0on venient form fortransportation, as illustrated in edgeview in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

A foot m may be formed at the lower end of each upright leg by splittingthe iron along its angle and turning out the material, or, if preferred,the foot may be formed bya sepa rate casting, such as is shown in topView in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and this is bolted or riveted onto thelower end of the leg.

An essential feature of my invention re= sides in the angular shape ofthe parts of the bench forming the supports, each branch, in the case ofthe legs, forming means to which are secured different parts of thebench, and in other instances one branch of a part at? fords the meansby which said part is secured in place and the other branch affording asupport for other portions of the bench. This construction of thesupports of angular shape provides a maximum amount of strength with aminimum weight of material, the different branches of an angular piecebeing compara tively thin, affording ready means for attachment of thepieces or for the support of an other piece; but I do not desire tolimit myself to the exact form of the supports herein shown anddescribed.

I claim as my invention- 1. I11 combinationin a work-bench, end sectionsincluding legs and cross-pieces formed of angle-iron with the recessesin each instance facing inwardly, and a table secured to the outside ofthe horizontal branch of the top cross-piece.

2. In combination in a Work-bench, end sections including legs andcross-pieces formed of angle-iron with the recesses in each instancefacing inwardly, lengthwise pieces connecting the end sections andsecured to the insideof one branch of the legs, and a table secured tothe outside of the horizontal branch of the top cross-pieces.

3. In combination in a work-bench, end sections including legs andcross-pieces formed secured to the outside of the horizontal branch ofthe top cross-piece.

WILLIAM VANDERMAN.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR B. JENKINS, ERMA P. COFFRIN.

